Next morning when he peeled it off he was intrigued by the image transferred by the dye to the counter. Evidently this process was ‘born’ when a lab worker at Polaroid left a negative face down on a countertop overnight. Finally when the image is in position, I get the excess water off with a roller – and behold with chef-like satisfaction a Polaroid Emulsion Transfer – a work of art!įellow South African photographer, Sue Cook, introduced me to another Polaroid Transfer process – Image Transfer. But generally I tweak, tear or fold the image with the lightest fingertip touch. Sometimes the emulsion membrane containing the image falls into its own arrangement near-perfectly. This is the fun part manipulating it onto its new home under water and lifting it out intact.
#Polaroid emulsion lift free#
Now liberated from the constraints of the print the image floats free – waiting for its transformation and new life when I place it on watercolor paper, glass or whatever medium creative inspiration calls for. Here I gently coax the membranous emulsion from the backing and carefully free it of the gel which was holding it to the print.
I was absorbed with my Polaroid Soup! I watch the Polaroid print start to blister in the very hot water so I can whip it out at the right moment and pop it into cold water. However, on the occasional lull weekend I was often found in the Gould’s kitchen in Princeton – spatula in hand – over a steaming electric frying pan.
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